The stepladder finalists for the USBC Queens, left to right in order from first to fifth seed: Sandra Andersson, Bernice Lim, Danielle McEwan, Sin Li Jane and Birgit Poppler. Photo by United States Bowling Congress.

The stepladder finalists for the USBC Queens, left to right in order from first to fifth seed: Sandra Andersson, Bernice Lim, Danielle McEwan, Sin Li Jane and Birgit Poppler. Photo by United States Bowling Congress.

The 2016 United States Bowling Congress Queens has been a continuing showcase for the sport’s global talent on the female side, with few Americans populating the top of the leaderboard and 29 of the 63 international players competing in the major tournament at the Orleans in Las Vegas making match play.
That didn’t change during Wednesday’s final day of competition in the double-elimination match play brackets, and the ultimate result was just one American — young star...